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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by chinabot on Saturday October 14, 2023 @12:04AM (#37877991)
the 6 has stopped getting updates, I had to update it last year
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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by benatkin on Saturday October 14, 2023 @12:34AM (#37878105)
Yeah the 6 is the previous generation, this old versioning style was confusing

I don’t think the comment you’re replying to suggests never stopping updates. I don’t suggest that either. Otherwise people will think software is properly patched when it isn’t and application developers will not be able to modernize their stacks. I think currently 5 years is acceptable but we should strive for more. Some of these Android ones are BS.

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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by rinrab on Saturday October 14, 2023 @01:38AM (#37878336)
I think it will get updates with bug fixes and security updates.
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Re:Why the average lifespan of a smartphone is only three years by scarface_74 on Saturday October 14, 2023 @02:12AM (#37878460)
iOS 12.5.7 for the iPhone 6 came out this year as a security update.
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